The united States ranks ninth in the world in per capita chocolate consumption; the aver- age American eats 9.5 pounds of chocolate annually (Forbes, July 22, 2015). Suppose you are curious whether chocolate consumption is higher in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the location of The Hershey Company’s corporate headquarters. A sample of 36 individuals from the Hershey area showed a sample mean annual consumption of 10.05 pounds and a standard devi- ation of s = 1.5 pounds. using α = 0.05, do the sample results support the conclusion that mean annual consumption of chocolate is higher in Hershey than it is throughout the united States

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2-Proportion Test

In a 2-proportion test, two separate proportions are measured at the same time, and their similarity is evaluated. It is also known as a 2-proportion z-test, and a comparison of two different proportions is done in this method.